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Fox Valley Technical College's partnership with ABB Robotics serves employers through state-of-the-art technology that delivers factory-based automation training and seminars.

 

BASIC ROBOT PROGRAMMING

IRC5 PROGRAMMING I

US420

Learn how to operate and program the robot using the teach pendant. This training is intended for personnel responsible for operating the robot, creating programs and editing programs, such as: technicians, engineers, service personnel, supervisory personnel and system integrators.

 

You'll learn about:

  • Safety precautions used while programming and program execution
  • System descriptions
  • Event messages
  • Positioning the robot by use of joystick control
  • Program creation procedures
  • Program modification techniques
  • Backup and restore
  • Tool center points
  • Work objects
  • Program flow
  • Working with numbers
  • Operator communications
  • Circles and offsets
  • Clocks and hot editing

Monday, June 9 - 13, 2025

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Monday, July 14 - 18, 2025

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Mon., 9:00 am - 4:30 pm

Tues., Wed., Thurs., 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Fri., 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Upon course completion, you'll be able to:

  • Practice all areas of safety as it pertains to the robot
  • Properly start-up, operate, and shut down the robot
  • Properly identify and recover from robot errors
  • Perform program storage and retrieval
  • Manual and program control of inputs and outputs
  • Define tools and work objects
  • Edit programmed positions
  • Create a program with subroutine structure
  • Program instructions, such as, output control, decision-making, operator dialog, and clock
  • Name I/O and data with proper names
  • Identify system parameters
 

ADVANCED ROBOT PROGRAMMING

IRC5 PROGRAMMING II

US425

The goal of this course is to provide instruction in high level programming features and techniques. Designed for participants who have successfully completed the IRC5 Programming I class (US420) and who need a greater depth of knowledge.

 

You'll learn about:

  • Building and configuring Robot Software

  • Online and offline programming editing

  • Advanced declarations of modules, routines and data

  • Programming with interrupts and traps

  • Searching and program displacements

  • Error handling, backward handling and undo handling

  • Advanced motion instruction

  • World zones

Monday, June 16 - 20, 2025

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Monday, July 28 - Aug 1, 2025

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Mon., 9:00 am - 4:30 pm

Tues., Wed., Thurs., 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Fri., 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Upon course completion, you'll be able to:

  • Create, configure and download software

  • Create and use modules, routine and data

  • Create advanced tool center points

  • Program search instructions

  • Program position displacement instructions

  • Program error handling instructions

  • Program interrupt instructions and traps

  • Use joint configuration instructions

  • Use motion control instructions
 

ROBOTSTUDIO I

US399

Learn how to operate the ABB RobotStudio 5 software for use with IRC5 controllers. This class will cover everything that the general user would need to know. This training is intended for engineering personnel interested in computer simulation software, those responsible for simulating robot layout and reach capabilities and robot program simulation and for anyone responsible for creating new part programs for existing robots with computer experience.

 

Learn Abouts:

  • Basic controls

  • Building a station

  • Robot moves

  • Robot programs

  • Local origin

  • Tools

  • Task frames

  • Auto path feature

Monday, June 23 - 27, 2025

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Monday, Aug 4 - 8, 2025

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Mon., 9:00 am - 4:30 pm

Tues., Wed., Thurs., 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Fri., 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Upon course completion, you'll be able to:

  • Start and utilize RobotStudio 5 Software

  • Create a simulation station

  • Create and attach tooling to robot simulation

  • Create robot motion

  • Create robot programs

  • Create basic geometry modeling

  • Import external graphic files

  • Use I/O simulator

  • Create work objects

  • Set local origin

  • Set task frames

  • Use Auto Path feature

  • Use Signal Analyzer

  • Record simulations

  • Edit RAPID code using RAPID editor

  • Watch data values while simulation executes

  • Set-up and use Event Manager

  • Create simulation of real robot

 

INTEGRATED VISION

US460

Learn how to use the ABB Integrated Vision hardware and software for use with IRC5 controllers. This class will cover everything that the general user would need to know.

 

You'll learn about:

  • ABB Integrated Vision overview

  • ABB Integrated Vision installation

  • Basic lighting and optics

  • Getting started

  • Calibrate camera and robot

  • Find it, check it, track it

  • Programming the robot

  • Error handling

  • Multiple targets

  • Distinguishing between parts

  • The Flex Pendant Interface
  • Using the Film strip
  • Backup and restore vision information
  • Changing image parameters on the fly
  • Parallax compensation
  • Virtual robot, real camera

Monday, Aug 11 - 15, 2025

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Mon., 9:00 am - 4:30 pm

Tues., Wed., Thurs., 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Fri., 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Upon course completion, you'll be able to:

  • Describe the ABB Integrated Vision components

  • Install and setup ABB Integrated Vision components

  • Describe common vision applications

  • Describe the fundamentals of lighting and optics

  • Use RobotStudio® Integrated Vision software

  • Calibrate a camera

  • Train a part for location

  • Perform part inspection

  • Perform code reading

  • Output results to RAPID

  • Create RAPID program using Vision results

  • Use FlexPendant interface

  • Troubleshoot common vision problems

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P: (888) 458-0449 | P: (920) 735-2525 | F: (920) 735-4771

5 N Systems Drive
Appleton, Wisconsin 54914 | 2026

bi.services@fvtc.edu

 

 

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